The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-01-04
LOGAN LAID TO REST.
The Sad Obsequies and Imposing
Peagant Over the Dead
Senator.
The Nations Capital Draped in
Mourning and Insignias
of Grief.
The Mortal Remains of Senator
Logan Laid i'm Rock
Creek Cemetery.


heavy fog toward the capitol to view the
remains Of Senator Logan, and the time of
lying in state was too short 10 give an op-
pOrtunity for all to pass by.
AT III o'clock the doors were closed to
the general public, and while two ranks of
Grand Army men filed on either side of
the bier the undertaken secured down the
lid of the casket. A belated delegation of
friends from Chicago arrived a few min
utes later and the casket was reopened to
enable them to take last look at the re-
mains
At 1910 the pail bearers took their
places and conveyed the casket to the SEN
ate chamber. The hall of the senate was
tas:efully draped, the chair of the dead
senator being covered with Grape. The
clerks desk was almost hidden in bank
of floral emblems.
THE SERVICES.
The solemn services were begun by the
reading OF the Ninetieth Psalm by Bishop
Andrews.
A prayer was offered by DIR. Tiffany
which was fervent and eloquent. The 81
lence Of the great assemblage was most
impressive, broken as it was only by the
uncomfortable sobs of the widow, who
leaned toward her son in whose firm clasp
her hand remained throughout the cere-
mony.
At the conclusion of the prayer, some
selections from the funeral service of the
Episcopal church. Extracts from the 150th
Corinthians, were I'D by Rev. DIR. Butler
and then the funeral Grafton was delivered
by Rev. DIR. Newman. The proceedings
closed with the benediction and
the presiding officer, Senator Sher-
man, directed that the funeral procession
be reformed under the direction of the
sergeant-at. arms This order was the signal
for the withdrawal of Mrs. Logan and her
family, who rose aud left the chamber by
one of the northern doors. The members
of the Loyal Legion next withdrew, and
the coffin was borne out attended by
the chief mourners. The supreme court
judges next passed out and then the sena-
tors and Representatives, and in a few
minutes the senate chamber and the gal
leries were emptied.
At the head of the procession rode Lieu
tenant General Sheridan In full uni
form. He was followed by four
of his staff in line,
and they by the band of the artillery, with
muffied and Grape covered drums, playing
the funeral march. The guns and caissons
Of the batteries moved in double line and
the dismounted artilerymen marched in
platoons as infantry. The mourners head
ed by their band and drum corps, carried
arms reversed as did the militia organiza-
tons which came next. The colors of all
the organizations were furled and draped.
The Grand Army Republic posts
and all the uniformed delegations
together with six carriages, con-
tanning the mourners, clergy and pail
bearers preceded the hesrse. This was
drawn by spirited black horses covered al
most entirely by amber trappings and
cloths and moved in the hollow center Of
hollow square formed by its grand army
escort. A long double line of carriages
closed the procession. The line of march
from the capital grounds lay through
avenue. Fifteenth street,
Vermont and Rhode Island avenues and
Seventh street The broad streets were
Kept clear of crowds by the police, but the
sidewalks throughout the populous parts
If the route were thronged despite the ter
IDLY inclement weather. When the limit
If Asphalt paved streets was passed
he muddy slush which covered the roads
proved almost impossible for pedestrians
md many who started dropped out Of line.
Rock Creek cemetery, in which the body
will temporarily repose, sdjoins the United
states Soldiers home grounds and is the
,ldest burial ground in the district, having
,een used since 1719. A number OF mag
liicent forest trees shade the ancient
hurch. The Hutchinson's vault faces
vest and stands at a turn in the winding
Dad north of the chapel. The vault Is q
,lain, massive structure of white marble,
he front relieved by polished red gram
te pillars surmounted by Corinthiau figures.
The arched door is of heavy wrought iron
With gilded mouldings, and about it are
he figures 1888, surrounded bys wreath
q bas relief. The whole structure Is
urmounted by marble figure represent
ng grief. The walls of the tomb are also
4 White marble, within are twelve cata-
ombs in tiers of three. The case to con-
ain the casket is made of highly polished
panish cedar with plain pannelling and
furnished copper trimmings. On the
late are engraved the words: "Jno. A.
logan, United STATES Senator"